Toy.



I H Mpventor. B M- A. KLINK.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1909.

938,874. Patented Nov; 2 1909.

' To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT KLINK, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1909. Serial No. 497,468.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT KLINK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New lowing is aspecification.-

7 reference to theframe of r of integral construction.

York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toys, ofwhich the fol- This invention relatesto an improved toy embodying wagesof annuals, human beings or the like supported on twisted cordsextending between members of a frame and which are caused to move orturn by pro- .ducingtautness of the cords fromuseparation-bf the framemembers.

One of the features of the invention has the toy which is Anotherfeature consists in a stop or sh oulder forggpreventing excessive strainon the cords::-, The object of the Invention is to produce anexceedingly strong and durable structure and at the same time simplifyand cheapen.

the construction thereof.

.The invention alsorelates to certain details of construction which willbe hereinafter described and perhaps claimed referv ence being hadto-the accompanying drawmgs in which adaptations thereof are shown p vFigure 1 1s a rspective new of one form of the improve toy. Fig. 2 is atransverse section on line a a, Fig. 1, with the-cords twisted In onedirection. Fig. 3 is a simi-- I lar transverse sectionwith, the cordstwisted in the opposite direction. Fig. 4 is a frag-.

mentary front view of the frame to illus-' .trate the shoulder or stopc-Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached view of one of the groovedstrmg-supportingblocks. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of another form offrame 1n which the portions of the side members are fastened by loops ofseparate material.

In referring ,to the drawings in detail like numerals designate likeparts. The invention comprehends a frame bent into shape, froma singlepiece .of wire and having two' side members and a transverse vmemberconnecting the side members intermediate their ends, twisted cordsextending between theu'o'oer terminals of the Irame, and images hungfrom the cords and adapted to be moved or turned by longitudinaltensioning of the cords. Y so In the accompanying drawings, two forms offrames are shown each of whlch is formed 'of bent wire, one beingentirely formed from a single piece of wire and the other be ng ofintegral construction with the exception of the locking loops which arebent around anegfasten the two portions of each of the -itself toprovide top ey'es 3 and thence extends downward I ast the member 1 tothe lower terminals 0 the side members to form Patented Nov. 2, 1909..

the other portion 4 of each of theside membersa At the lower terminalsof each of the side members the wire bends abruptly upon I itselfto'formlower eyes 5 and then extends parallel with 'the'portion 4 to slightlyabove. the connecting member 1 to form the re-'v maining portion 6of'the side members and is finally looped or twisted around thesidemembers as shownat 7 in Fig. 1 to fasten the portions of the sidemembers to ether. By thismeans the entire frame is ormed of an integralpiece of wire. I

The images 8 may' be representatives of animals, human-beings, or otherobjects and usually are formed of pivotally connected parts sov thatthey may assume various shapes when operated'and they are preferably twoin number and are suspended or fhung from twisted cords 9 which extendthrough openings in terminals of the images. The ends of the cords 8 areassed through and fastened in any suita e manner 111 blocks 10 and theblocks which are of an elongated form are provided with edge grooves 11and are detachably fastened in the upper eyes 3 of the frame.

In'fitting the blocks 10 in the eyes 3 they arefirst inserted thereinand. then given a partial turn which wedges them in place.

It will be noted that the opposite ends of the transverse connectingmember, of the frame terminatw at a slight distance from the sidemembers thereof.- The purpose of this construction is to provideshouldersor stops 12 which by contacting with the: lower portions of theside members when ressed toward each other will limit the inwardmovement of the lower'portions and thus prevent excessive separation ofthe upper portions tending to produce sufiicient strain to break thecords 9.

A central block 13. is provided with an opening through which the cords9 pass and 1S them sufliciently to prevent inte erence when in o ration.

In the cm of the'frame shown in .Fig. 6,-theend portions of a wire arebent upward at about right angles to the central portion 14, to form oneportion of the upper part 15, of each of the side members and are thenbent abruptly downward at the upper terminal of t same manner as theform heretofore described to form to eyes and extend downward a suitable'stanoe past the central rtion 14 to form the remaining portions 16 ofthe side members. By this means that part of each of the side membersabove the;

central portion 14 is composed of two substantiall parallel portionswhile the lower part be ow the central portion consists simply of asingle portion which constitutesa supporting and operating handle.

The two portions of the upper part of each side member are fastenedtogether by a metal 100 17, which is formed separately from the me andfitted closel around the two portions at a point slightly above thecentral connecting'portion 14.

vIn manipulatin this toy the lower parts of the side mem ers are pressedtogether which causes the upper terminals to separate,-and produceslongitudinal tension of the cords and by reason of the intertwistedcharacter of the cords, rotates or turns the 40,

imafiesaround.

T e frame is preferably constructed of spring wire, the ima es andblocks of wood or other material an the cords of any suit able andsuliiciently strong material.

s The principal advanta of theinvention are m the sim licity andurability of the construction 0 the frame, the manner of detachablysecuring the cords to the frame,

,- 1 and the steps or shoulders for preventing excessive strain on thecords.

located between the images to se aratee side members in the.

I claim.

bination with twisted cords and images suspended from said twistedcords, of a spring metal frame having side members compose of upperportions provided with eyes between which the twisted cords extend andto which the ends of said'cords are fastened, lower portionsconstituting supporting and operatmg handles and an intermediatetransverse memberextending between and connecting the side members atthe juncture of the upper and lower portions thereof; said frame beingbent from wire and having the end portions of the wirebent upward atright angles from the middle portion, which forms the intermediatemember of the frame, to constitute arts of the upper portions of theside mem er, then bent abruptly downward at the upper terminals of theside members to form top eyes and continued downward to the intermediatemember to form the remaining parts of the upper'portions of the sidemembers and then downward to form the lower portions of the sidemembers.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination with twisted cordsand images suspended from said twisted cords, of a bent spring metalframe consisting of side members and an intermediate connecting member;said side members havin top eyes between which the twisted cor s extend'and grooved blocks -secured to the ends of the cords and adapted to bedetachably fastene in the top eyes of the frame.

a 3. In a toy of the class described, the combination with twisted cordsand images suspended from said twisted cords, of a bent spring metalframe consisting of side members and an intermediate connecting member;said connectin member having 1ts ends bent to constitute s oulders orstops to limit the inward movement of the lower portions

